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Possible Topics

Simultaneous E-books:

To use simultaneous e-books at home, go to the library catalog and log-in
at the upper right using your school computer log-in before clicking on links
or search for these e-books in the library catalog.

The First Amendment freedom of speech, the press, and religion
The Second Amendment the right to bear arms
The Fifth Amendment double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and due process of law
The Eighth Amendment preventing cruel and unusual punishment

Databases:

**Find database log-in helps here

SIRS Issues Researcher

Utah's Online Library--EBSCO Points of View

  • EBSCO > scroll to bottom of page > click on Points of View
  • Can find Overview-Point-Counterpoint articles
  • Limit Source Type to Primary Source Documents to find Supreme Court cases

Utah's Online Library--Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context

  • Gale Reference Collection > look on right-hand side of page > click on Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Google Searching

  • If you use Google, you will have to evaluate the website (author, bias, currency, domain, documentation) and you will have to create the citation yourself
  • Type in a phrase in quotation marks with site:.gov after it for best results
  • Example: "freedom of religion" site:.gov or "self incrimination" site:.gov or "freedom of the press" site:.gov

E-Books and Print Resources


Supreme Court Cases

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